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...only force capable of regenerating Italy's stagnant economy. Americans cannot continue to view such a development as dangerous: it would legitimize diversity within European Communism, and so increase the ability of Eastern European countries to explore alternative socialist models to that of the Soviet Union. America must resolutely refrain from interfering in Italy's government...
...only force capable of regenerating Italy's stagnant economy. Americans cannot continue to view such a development as dangerous: it would legitimize diversity within European communism, and so increase the ability of Eastern European countries to explore alternative socialist models to that of the Soviet Union. America must resolutely refrain from interfering in Italy's government...
POWER: No Predators. Multinationals should behave abroad as circumspectly as they must in the U.S. and increasingly in Western Europe, where antitrust agencies watch for illegal accumulations of economic power. Further, the companies should refrain from participating in cartels and avoid "predatory behavior toward competitors...
...White House dinner in his honor that night, Giscard sounded the refrain of unalloyed pro-Americanism by saying: "France is a dependable friend." The next day, in a 34-minute speech before a joint session of Congress (also delivered in English), he promised that France "will continue to contribute to the effectiveness of the Atlantic Alliance of which she is a part." Later, in a tent lined with the same red cloth as a Versailles salon, he entertained the Fords at a dinner on the grounds of the French embassy...
Many black politicians, especially on the West Coast, distrust Brown as a minimalist whose constant refrain is "People must lower their expectations." Said California Assemblyman Willie Brown, who drives a sporty Porsche: "My expectations have not been lowered. I still want my Turbo Carrera"-a reference to a supercharged GT model with a $25,850 price tag. Nonetheless, Jerry drew cheers again when he pointed at Mervyn Dymally, California's black Lieutenant Governor, and shouted: "If I go to Washington, he goes to Sacramento. If I'm elected President, I will appoint the first black Governor...